MiG-17 'Fresco' fighter

MiG-17 'Fresco' Fighter

Designer:

Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Fighter /Interceptor

Year Adopted:

1950 - First Flight
1952 - Series Production

Variants:

Fresco-A	- Rear mounted dive brakes
Fresco-B	- Forward mounted dive brakes
Fresco-C	- MiG-17F, underwing tanks
Fresco-D	- MiG-17PF, all weather version w/ radar
Fresco-E	- Non-afterburning Fresco-D

Operational Status:

In Service: China, Republic of Congo, North Korea, Madagascar, Mali, Tanzania, and Sudan

Former Users: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Hungary, Iraq, Indonesia, Khmer Republic, Libya, Mozambique, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Somalia, Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, Syria, Uganda, Vietnam, North Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

Armament:

2 x 23mm NS-23 cannon with 80 rounds each
1 x 37mm N-37 cannon with 40 rounds

500 kg (1100 pounds) external stores

Engine
Basic Early Model (Fresco-A):

MiG-17F (Fresco-C):

1 x VK-1 turbojet engine producing 5,952 pounds of thrust

1 x VK-1A turbojet engine producing 7,450 pounds of thrust

Crew:

1 (Pilot)

Wingspan:

9.6 meters

(31 feet, 6 inches)

Length:

11.6 meters

(37 feet, 4 inches)

Height:

3.8 meters

(12 feet, 6 inches)

Maximum Speed:

1,145 km per hour

(711 miles per hour)

Take-Off Weight:

6069 kg (loaded)

13,379 lbs (loaded)

Ceiling:

16,600 meters

(54,450 feet)

Range (w/drop tanks and bombs):

1,400 kilometers

(870 miles)